Merekeb Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Merekeb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Merekeb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Merekeb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Merekeb is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Merekeb? popularity and diffusion
Merekeb is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Merekeb live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Beside Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merakeb | 86 | 659 | / |
| Merikeb | 86 | 187 | / |
| Merekab | 86 | 4 | / |
| Merekeev | 80 | 178 | / |
| Merakeub | 80 | 2 | / |
| Merrekew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Merakab | 71 | 8 | / |
| Morakeb | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mérakeb | 71 | 2 | / |
| Merikew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mohrakeb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Merekyov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Merikeev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merechev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Merrikew | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mirzekiev | 63 | 1 | / |
| Meesrikeaw | 59 | 30 | / |
| Mirzhekeev | 59 | 8 | / |
| Meherakhab | 59 | 6 | / |
| Marakab | 57 | 134 | / |
| Morakib | 57 | 9 | / |
| Marakob | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mirakab | 57 | 1 | / |
| Maitreekeaw | 56 | 1 | / |
| Meherakhaab | 56 | 1 | / |
| Merichev | 53 | 7 | / |
| Morakhab | 53 | 4 | / |
| Meeraqab | 53 | 2 | / |
| Mirokhab | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mayrykeev | 50 | 17 | / |
| Mayrikeev | 50 | 16 | / |
| Mitrikeff | 50 | 11 | / |
| Maraaqeeb | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Merekeb
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis